Handmade textiles reflecting nature through the art of natural dyeing.

IMG_1772.jpg
IMG_2175.jpg
IMG_4650.jpg
IMG_2591.jpeg
 
 
Plant printing with Pansy’s this late in the season is pretty surprising to me since usually they are more of a Spring plant, but somehow despite the extreme drought in Minnesota this year, my Pansy’s are still blooming along with the sma
Japanese indigo season is here in Minnesota. 💙Japanese indigo - persicaria tinctoria - is a deep shade of blue harvested from the leaves of the plant throughout the growing season. Pictured here is the technique called hapazome which is the effect o
Grow your own natural dye garden 💙🌿🪴👉link in profile to try one of my kits.
I’m started to get v excited about summer adventures, and I’m especially looking forward to finally teaching a natural dye workshop again after over a year and a half. 🪴 Join me for a weekend-long retreat @wildriceretreat in Bayfield, W
Yes, I do have natural dye seeds this spring - at last. Tho I’m out of Japanese indigo seeds until my current plants go to seed! Woad seeds are lovely this time of year especially because you don’t have to transplant them - you can just d
My silk scarf bundle dye kits are finally back on Etsy after five months — these are fun if you want to try natural dye bundle dyeing (basically just sprinkling dried dye plants on a scarf and simmering them)! 🌿🌿🌿
After four months of transition - buying a new house and selling the duplex my partner and I have lived in for seven years, I’m feeling more grounded, and finished this natural dye palette embroidery project I started this autumn highlighting s
Today is the Art Storm to call on @potus and @kamalaharris to #StopLine3 in Northern Minnesota. 💧 The proposed pipeline will cross the Mississippi and 200 bodies of water and it violates treaties. Biden revoked federal permits for the Keystone XL p
Finding jars and handfuls of dried Marigolds all around my studio as I pack up this weekend, and not mad about having a little glimmer of summer this time of year. 🌱
This weekend I’m packing up all of my natural dye plant jars in my home studio, because we are moving! Just a few blocks away, but it’s technically a new neighborhood for me - going from south Minneapolis’ Bancroft community to sout